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LPC consultation on NMW and NLW

The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has launched a consultation seeking evidence to help guide its recommendations on the 2026 national minimum wage (NMW) and national living wage (NLW) rates.

The consultation focuses on the affordability effects and impact of an increase in April 2026 to an NLW rate the effect of recent minimum wage increases for younger workers on their employment prospects and views on the approaches to lowering the NLW age threshold to extend the NLW to all workers aged 18 and over.

The consultation closes on 30 June.

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